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| Date: | Friday 28 January 1966 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Grumman A-6A Intruder DT-15 |
| Owner/operator: | VMA (AW)-242 USMC |
| Registration: | 151567 |
| MSN: | I-49 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Mattameuskeet, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS Cherry Point, NC (KNKT) |
| LOCAL |
Crashed during execution of 1/2 Cuban 8, possible drop of one wing, pilot became disoriented. Aircraft came down in Lake Mattameuskeet, Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula, North Carolina, at approximate Coordinates 35.4987°N 76.1890°W. Both crew - 1st Lt J. E. Spear and 1st Lt H. K. Sieglinger - ejected. Ejection was through the canopy. Both crewmen sustained minor lacerations and bruises to arms and hands.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171103001143/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/a6_prowler.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20180422222159/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/A-6.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2016 00:01 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 15-Mar-2016 00:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Dec-2016 18:42 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 26-Aug-2017 19:00 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2019 21:56 | stehlik49 | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator, ] |
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